--by Laurie McCabe (Originally published on June 9, 2010, in Small Business Computing) What is Hybrid Computing? A hybrid computing platform lets customers connect the packaged small business software applications that they run on their own internal desktops or servers to applications that ...
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What Is an App Store, and Why Should You Care?
April 12, 2010 — lauriemccabe (Originally published on April 8, 2010, in Small Business Computing) An app store can offer a lot more than just mobile apps. Essentially, it is a Web site that aggregates software solutions for business or personal use. App stores, also known as an applications marketplaces, are typically created and built by a “marquee” vendor, such as Adobe, Apple, Google, Int...
What is Social Media Management, and Why Should You Care?
March 8, 2010 — lauriemccabe (Originally published on March 4, 2010, in Small Business Computing) What is Social Media Management? As described in the column “
What is Total Cost of Ownership, and Why Should You Care?
February 1, 2010 — lauriemccabe (Originally published in Small Business Computing, January 29, 2010) Technology insiders tend to throw around technical terms and business jargon, assuming people outside the industry understand what it all means. By its nature, technology vocabulary is often confu...
What Is Green IT, and Why Should You Care?
January 4, 2010 — lauriemccabe (Originally published in Small Business Computing, December 29, 2009) Technology insiders tend to throw around technical terms and business jargon, assuming people outside the industry understand what it a...
What are Managed Services, and Why Should You Care?
September 28, 2009 — lauriemccabe (Originally published in Small Business Computing, September 25, 2009) Technology insiders tend to throw around technical terms and business jargon, assuming people outside the industry understand what it all means. By its nature, technology vocabulary is often con...
What is a Thin Client, and Why Should You Care?
September 1, 2009 — lauriemccabe (Originally published in Small Business Computing, August 27, 2009) Technology insiders tend to throw around technical terms and business jargon, assuming people outside the industry understand what it all means. By its nature, technology vocabulary is often confusi...
What’s a Business App Appliance, and Why Should You Care?
August 6, 2009 — lauriemccabe (Originally published June 18, 2009 in Small Business Computing) Technology insiders tend to throw around technical terms and business jargon, assuming people outside the industry understand what it all means. By its nature, technology vocabulary is often confusing and complicated, and i...
What is Unified Communications, and Why Should You Care?
August 6, 2009 — lauriemccabe (Originally published in Small Business Computing, July 27, 2009) Technology insiders tend to throw around technical terms and business jargon, assuming people outside the industry understand what it all means. By its nature, technology vocabulary is often confusing and compl...
What is Virtualization, and Why Should You Care?
May 7, 2009 By Laurie McCabe Technology insiders tend to throw around technical terms and business jargon, assuming people outside the industry understand what it all means. By its nature, technology vocabulary is often confusing and complicated, and insiders often add to the confusion by over-complicating things. To help add a sense of clari...